Mattress



April 5, 1938. M, MARsAcK 2,112,856

MATTRESS F11ed March 11, 193e 2 sheets-sheet 1 April 5, 193s. M MARSACK 2,112,856

MATTRESS Filed March ll, 1936 2' Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 5, 1938 m e y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MATTRESS Max Marsack, Milwaukee, Wis. Application March 11, 1936, Serin No. 68,175

3 Claims. (o1. 5-351) The invention relates to mattresses of the class parts herein shown and described and more parcomprising an inner spring construction enclosed ticularly pointed out in the claims.

by edge boxing and side iilling material and more One embodiment of the present invention is particularly it relates to an improved mattress shown for illustrative purposes in the drawings, in

and boxing construction and method of assemwhich: 5

bling the same. Fig. 1 is a sectional View through an edge por- An object of the invention is the provision of tion of a mattress embodying my improved conimproved means for connecting the edge boxing struction;

With` the body filling material in order that a Fig. 2 is a sectional View of the pre-built boxmattress so constructed Will retain its original ing or border strip; 10 shape and attractive appearance after long use Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the same taken Without in any way impairing or sacriiicing comsubstantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; fort and rest-giving qualities. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a mattress and partial Another object of the invention is the provision sectional View to show the construction details;

l5 of an improved edge boxing or border strip for and l5 mattresses and novel means for fastening the Fig. 5 is a sectional View similar to a portion of boxing to the body of the mattress with the result Fig. 1 illustrating another type of liner over the that the mattress is reinforced and strengthened spring construction.

adjacent the border and retains a trim and sub- In the embodiments of the invention shown in stantially square edge Without the necessity of the drawings, there 1S DI'OVided a Dre-built border 20 providing an external or internal roll. or boxing made up of a plurality of plies or sheets A further object of the invention is the proviof material suitably secured together to constision of an improved vertical boxing providing tute a unitary structure. Referring particularly integral top and bottom lateral extensions adaptt0 Fig. 2, in WhiCh the bOIdeI' iS ShOWn, the Same ed to overlap and pad the marginal portions of consists of an inner ply I of a suitable fabric of the spring construction and whereby the vertical the required Width and an Outer Ply 4 211510 0f portion of the boxing is held taut by the resilsuitable fabric and of the desired Width, the same iency of the spring construction. ordinarily being of substantially the same Width A further object of the invention is the p'roas the innei` ply. The Dly 4, being the Outer 0I duction of a square-edged mattress of the kind Visible one, the faiblie in this Ply iS usually tiek- 30 described provided with a suitable core, prefering that is attractive or ornamental in appearably of a resilient spring construction, which ance and of such Weight as to be durable. mattress may be readily manufactured Without Arranged between the inner and Olite-1 plies internal or external rolls and with a maximum and 4 iS 2f ply 2 0f Padding 01" lling and an intel'- of machine work and a minimum of hand labor, mediate ply 6 of suitable fabric. AS Will be noted, 35

thereby reducing the manufacturing cost as Well the p157 2, Which iS Contiguous t0 ply l, iS 0f greater as speeding up production, permitting an in- Width than the inner ply l so that the ends 3 creased factory out-put Without increasing manproject beyond the edges 0f the Same, aS ShOWn, ufacturing facili/dei and the ply 6, contiguous to ply 4, is of still great- 40 also has as an Object the production of a er S0 the edges 1 project beyond mattress in Which the border or boxing may be edges 3 of the padding 2- The Side edges 5 of fully pre-built with a plurality of sheets or plies the Outer ply e are preferably hemmed as shown' and in which the hand-Work in the further conarlnnna'dkir nl boinsg the fr has are struction or assembly of the mattress is all conra g s s y s Own a' e Same then passed through a suitable eyeleting or like eealed ane consequently may be done Wlthout the machine Which permanently secures the several Cere or meet? requ'lred Where the hand'werk 1S plies together by means of eyelets 8, rivets or any exposed and 1n which all the mattresses Will be equivalent fastening means so that the plies are substantially uniform in size and appearance. Secured together at a mummy of spaced inter- Many other Objects and advantages 0f the vals, both throughout the Width and throughout 50 methods and construction herein shown and dethe length and a unitary border structure ob- 4 scribed Will be obvious to those skilled in the art tained. While it is immaterial just What fastenfrom the disclosure herein given. ing means may be employed, the eyelets 8 shown To this end my invention consists in the novel have the added advantage in that they form venconstruction, arrangement and combination of tilators for Ventilating the interior of the mat- A55 tress as Well as uniting the plies into a unitary quilted strip or border structure. These pre-built quilted border strips may be made of any desired length, in fact, they are generally made in long strips, then cut into sections each of a length to extend entirely around the edge of a mattress with the meeting ends secured together so as to form an endless border strip.

In addition to the border, the mattress body as preferably constructed, consists of the inner spring construction, a liner arranged at either face of the spring, suitable iilling material at the top and bottom of the mattress and the cover."

ticks, the parts being suitably assembled and secured together as hereinafter described.

As shown in Fig. 1, II represents'coil springs, a number of which are secured together by means of helicals I2, I3, etc., or the equivalents, sol as to form a unitary spring structure, the outerr helical I2 about the construction at the top and bottom of the coilsfforrningan exterior edge frame which is to'ta'certain extent, yyieldable rather than rigid. Itisirnmaterial, however, just how the spring construction is made as 4any of the commercial inner spring constructions'or resilient fillers may be employed.

Arranged over each face` of the spring is a liner I4 to which the inneryply I of the boxing is secured as wellas the edge 'I 4ofthe intermediate ply. Also arranged over each ,face vof theconstruction is the filling I8 whichis covered by the top and bottom tick covers I9, the edges of which are suitably secured lto' theedge's of the outer ply 4 of the boxing.

In making up the mattress, the inner spring is arranged on a suitable support such as atable .or bench and the endless boxing strip arranged around the periphery thereof, a'strip I 4 of burlap, canvas or other suitable material is vthen arran-ged over the top of the spring construction to provide a liner. Theedge I5 of the innerfply is then preferably stitched or otherwise secured to the adjacent edge of the liner I4 asindicated at I6. The extended edge 3 of the padding ply 2 of the border strip and the ply Ii are then wrapped'or folded'over the top'face of the'construction to overlie the face of the liner I4 and the Aedge 1, then laced or secured to the liner I4 as indicated -at I1. Of course, any intermediate portion of the intermediate plyr6 and padding 3 overlying the liner4 I4 may also be securedto the burlap butthisis not necessary and' generally is omitted. l

While the top padding or filling I8 may be applied atthis time as well as the cover'sheet I9, with a reversible type mattress, it is generally preferred at -this stagelto reverse the mattress and secure the other similar edgesl of the border strip yplies to the other liner I4.

A suitable amountv of filling material is placed over the liner I4 and extended over the overlapping or Wrapped over portion of the border plies out to thev outer ply 4 as most clearly shown in Fig. 1. The cover tick I9 is thenapplied, this sheet being first preferably hemmed 4as shown at 20, and the hemmed edges 5 andl 20 brought together and a tape or binding 2| machine sewed about the same as indicated at 22.'-` Then, if the opposite side of the mattress has not been Vfully completed,k the mattress isreversed and the other side provided with the filling I 8,`co'ver sheet I9,

etc.

After the mattress has been thus constr1 .1cted,

the tufting 23 of 5 the'usual or any suitable type 75.

may be applied 'in the usual manner. "In some mattresses concealed tufting may be employed but inasmuch as the tufting in itself forms no part of the present invention and is old in the art, it is not necessary to describe the same in detail herein.

In the modified construction shown in Fig. 5, a pad 24 of sisal or similar material is shown instead of the burlap I4 disclosed in Fig. 1. The sisal or the like, when used, may be in the form of a padand quilted by'stitching Z5 or the like. The inner andintermediate plies of fabric may be secured to the sisal in the same manner as to vthe burlap. It may be mentioned that the burlap v,or sisal may be secured to the coils of the springs or the frame Work or helicals if so desired, and it may alsobe mentioned that it is not essential although desired and preferred, to secure the inner ply I of the boxing to the liner. However, securing the inner ply to the burlap or sisal or other liner prevents any of the padding 3 from breaking loose and getting down in the springs, and securing the ply 6 likewise prevents the same from Working out to the edge ofthe construction and any ofthe filler I8 from becoming displaced into the springs.

The construction described has many `,advantages. Thev boxing or border is substantial and durable. It holds its shape and at all times presents a pleasing appearance. The mattress retains its shape even afterlcng periods of use and since the filling I8 cannot work down and become displaced below the top of the springs or work up from the bottom, the mattress edges are always maintained in order. yThe portions 3 do not in any way constitute rolls but do afford a very substantial Wrapping or padding at the edges of the spring so that the mattress does not break down at this point and also, in the event any of the top filling I8 is displaced inwardly, the edge of the springs are padded andare not projected outwardly into the top tick or the boxingwhereby the outer coverings of the mattress Will becomeworn or frayed. By constructing the edgeV padding as a part of the border, it is not necessary toY separately apply padding to the edges of the springs and separately secure it thereto. Being a part of the border, it is easily Wrapped over and anchored to the liner, and is preferred to rolls or like` devices. The fillings 2 and I8 may be of any suitable material such as i cotton, hair orv the like, which may be found satisfactory for the purpose.

Having thus described my invention, it is ob vious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same Without departing from the spirit'of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shovvny and described or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz 1. In a mattress of the kind described, an inner resilient construction, material forming a lining for the top and the bottom of the resilient construction, a boxing enclosing` the vertical edges vof the resilient construction, said boxing comprising av pair of contiguous outerf'fabric sheets, an inner fabric sheet and a layer of filling material positioned .between and fastened to said inner ,and outer fabric sheets, said filling material and the outerfabric sheet contiguous thereto being substantially wider than the depth of theresilient construction and having their top and bottom edges inturned to form" marginal covers for the resilient construction, the edges of said inner fabric sheet and the margins of said lining materials being contiguous, means fastening said inner fabric sheet to the borders of said lining material, means fastening said inturned edges to the adjacent lining material, top and bottom layers of padding material respectively covering the linings and said overlapping portions of the boxing, a pair of fabric sheets respec tively forming covers for said top and bottom padding material and means fastening said cover sheets to the outside boxing sheet the Width of the outside fabric sheet of the boxing being greater than the depth of said resilient construction and marginal covers and less than the over- Y all depth of the mattress whereby the marginal edges of said cover sheets are maintained taut and convergent toward the boxing.

2. In a mattress of the kind described, an inner spring construction, a material forming linings engaging the top and the bottom of the spring construction, a quilted boxing enclosing the vertical edges of the spring construction, said boxing comprising a pair of contiguous outer fabric sheets, an inner fabric sheet and a layer of filling material positioned between and fastened to said inner and outer fabric sheets at spaced intervals, said filling material and the outer fab ric sheet contiguous thereto being substantially Wider than the depth of the spring construction and having their top and bottom edges inturned to form substantial covers for the marginal edges of said linings and spring construction, means fastening the edges of said inturned lling material and fabric sheet to the adjacent linings, top and bottom layers of padding material respectively covering the linings and said overlapping portions of the boxing, a pair of fabric sheets respectively forming cover ticks for said top and bottom padding material, and means fastening said cover sheets to the outside boxing sheet, the Width of the outside fabric sheet of the boxing being greater than the combined depth of the spring construction, the linings and the marginal covers and less than the overall depth of the mattress, whereby the marginal edges of said cover ticks are maintained taut and convergent toward the boxing.

3. In a mattress boxing for application to a spring construction of the kind described, an outside and an inner fabric ply, a ply consisting of a layer of filling material arranged between said plies contiguous to the inner ply but of greater Width than the inner ply and projecting beyond the edges thereof, and an intermediate fabric ply interposed between the ply of filling material and the outer ply and of greater Width than the lling material ply and projecting beyond the edges thereof, means securing said plies together to provide a unitary structure consisting of a plurality of fastening members arranged at spaced intervals both laterally and longitudi nally of the strip of boxing and providing ventilators, the meeting ends of the boxing strip beu ing secured together to provide an endless strip of a length to lit about a mattress body including said spring construction, said intermediate fabric ply and ply of filling material being Wider than the depth of and adapted to form a substantial cover over the outer rows of the spring construction, said inner fabric ply having a Width approximately equal to the depth of the spring construction and said outside fabric ply having a Width greater than the depth of the spring construction and materially less than the depth of the mattress body.

MAX MARSACK. 

